to get better sound when watching a movie off Netflix would the soundbar need to be hook directly to the blu ray(bd-fm57c). I don't have a sound bar yet but looking to purchase. my tv is newer model Samsung just not sure the model number
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If you have the blue ray hooked up through an hdmi cable all sound should sound good through the sound bar, but you will probably get better sound quality going straight from DVD player to soundbar!
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I just bought it an can't figure it out, other then to connect the blue ray to the tv, then the tv to the sound bar. I don;t know if this will defeat the soutnd of the blu ray. I may return it and go with the "wired" look.
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My blu-ray won't play through my rx565 via hdmi. The connections are good. I put the blu-ray directly to the tv and it was fine. My cable tv signal goes through it fine. I tried different ports to no avail. Is there a programming issue with the yamaha?
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No, the TV has pretty good sound quality, but I do have a sound bar attached. I Like my movies to sound like they do in a theater. But I don't think you have to have one, TV sound is ok.
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Thanks R. Oxhorn and Noaxtogrind. You asked and answered my question. Just got the Samsung BD5700 for a gift and hope Samsung does update the Blu-ray to access Amazon's streaming.
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I have not hear the difference with surround on and off yet. It sound pretty well with movies, I connected the bar to my PS3 and stream Netflix movies and is really good. I used to have a full home theater system and this is a good replacement.
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I do not know if the sound bar works on this tv but i do know that the sound on the tv could be better. now i wonder if the soundbar would be better for this tv i just bought.
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Hello B.E. Murphy,This surround sound bar plays through your television's audio output so anything you play on your TV will be heard in the surround sound including blu-ray players and gaming consoles. Thanks for your interest!
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HDMI is capable of carrying much higher resolution audio than optical can carry. If you are going to go through this sound bar system with multiple source devices feeding one display, then hook it up all HDMI. The sound from every source will be through this audio system, the picture will be on your TV. Make sure your HDMI cables are "high speed" if you will be trying to play 3D Blu-ray movies through this on a 3D TV.
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If your Samsung TV is new, it most likely has ARC support on one of the HDMI inputs. Connected via HDMI ARC (with the TV internal speakers turned off) you should be able to control the volume with your TV remote. My TV (a Vizio) has ARC support and I initially connected the sound bar via HDMI ARC (cable goes from HDMI OUT on soundbar to HDMI ARC IN on TV) and the TV remote controlled the volume in this case. I have since switched to optical connection as I like the interconnectivity options and the way everything functions with my universal remote better with the sound bar connected this way. There is no guarantee it will work even if your TV does have ARC support as implementations from different manufacturers may vary slightly.
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It comes with an optical cable which u can use to connect to your HDTV or Blu-ray Player or receiver. I use the optical cable that came with it and connected it directly to my HDTV. I also bought an HDMI cable and hooked it directly to my APPLE TV. You can use HDMI cable or another optical cable if you want to hook/connect your sound bar with multiple devices such as HDTV, DVD players, Apple TV, receivers etc.
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Hi, I just bought this TV and I have a Netflix account. I'm trying to stream Netflix on my TV but I can't hear audio. I bought an HDMI cable and connected it to my Macbook Pro. This TV functions nicely as a giant monitor, but I want to be able to watch movies with the audio coming out of the TV. Does anybody know how to do this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! I was trying to find a Netflix ready icon on the box -- it doesn't have one. I'm assuming I can't?
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Depending on what you're hooking up, cables included suffice for DVD/Blu-Ray player. I wanted anything coming through cable box (regular TV) to come through soundbar, as well, so had to buy/add an Optical cable also. Get it from Amazon--about 1/2 the cost of electronic stores!
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I don't think you can. My advice is to take it back (send it back) get a sony blu ray player and get a newer tv. :) You probably will not be happy with this unit if you use Netflix. I'm not.
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Has anyone played games on it?I just bit the bullet and bought the Samsung LN40A550 based on reviews. (Got ps3 for blue ray discs and I watch A LOT of movies.) I also like to play FPS and other games with a lot of movement and action. Has anyone noticed any sort of ghosting or blurring when they play games on it? Bad thing to wonder about AFTER I buy the tv, but I'm sure it'll still be worth it when I see my movies in a new-1080p-light.
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This is how I connected my units. I have Time Warner cable, a Samsung smart TV and a Blu-Ray player.I connected the sound bar to the TV using the optical cable. If your TV does not have an optical connection, you will need to use an HDMI cable for this. Next, I ran an HDMI cable from the cable box to the sound bar. Finally, I connected the Blu-ray unit to the sound bar via an HDMI cable. Then I set the TV volume to zero to get no sound from the TV speakers. I hope this helps.
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Yeah, the optical input connection is really weak at the soundbar. Sound cuts out intermittently. I ended up using the analog connection (the difference is negligible with these cheapo soundbars).